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[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

I wish I had a couple of these guys. Nothing else I've done has gotten rid of the roaches in this shit-ass apartment. Might as well try more bugs.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Do you like reptiles? One of the reasons I got a lizard was so the occasional escaped feeder cricket could ravage the cockroach population in my shitty apartment. That mixed with diatomaceous earth has nearly elimated all roach sightings.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You might need a toad for the bigger bugs eventually

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I say just get a hippopotamus. It's the only way to be sure.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

House hippos look pretty cute!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Continuously use the roach gel.

That's stuff (of any brand, really) will help a ton, but since you live in an apartment, you'll never be able to keep all the roaches away unless everyone in the complex starts doing something about it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Yup, even if you have the place sprayed, unless they do every apartment at the same time they'll just run to a non-sprayed one and wait it out.